Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Dilly (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Dilly. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Dilly is located in Vernon County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Allamakee (IA), Houston (MN), Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland & Sauk.

Below are the counties that are near Dilly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dilly:

Vernon County (The home county of Dilly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.
- White City
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  - White City is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hillsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Mount Tabor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  - Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Trippville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Trippville is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Ontario
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Ontario is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- La Farge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - La Farge is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Liberty is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Newry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Newry is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Readstown
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Readstown is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Westby
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Westby is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Viroqua
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Viroqua is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Liberty Pole
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  - Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Coon Valley
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  - Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
Adams County
- Quincy ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Quincy is located in Adams County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Towerville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Towerville is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Gays Mills
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Rising Sun
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.
- Union Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Union Center is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Wonewoc
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  - Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Elroy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Elroy is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Hustler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  - Hustler is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Mauston
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Mauston is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Camp Douglas
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- New Lisbon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Lemonweir
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Lyndon Station
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  - Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.
- Middle Ridge
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Rockland
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Rockland is located in La Crosse County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.
- Oil City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Oil City is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Kendall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  - Kendall is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Wilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  - Wilton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Norwalk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Norwalk is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Clifton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  - Clifton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cashton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Cashton is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Melvina
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Melvina is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oakdale
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - Oakdale is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Tomah
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Tomah is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Tunnel City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Wyeville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Wyeville is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Shennington
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Shennington is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Sparta
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Sparta is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.
- Yuba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  - Yuba is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Bloom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Bloom City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Woodstock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Woodstock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Hub City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  - Hub City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Gillingham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - Gillingham is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Cazenovia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Cazenovia is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Viola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Viola is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Sabin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Sabin is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Neptune
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Neptune is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Boaz
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Boaz is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Richland Center
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Richland Center is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Ithaca
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Ithaca is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Aubrey
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  - Aubrey is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.
- La Valle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - La Valle is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Ironton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Ironton is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Lime Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Sandusky
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Sandusky is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Reedsburg
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- Loganville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Loganville is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Rock Springs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dilly, see our County-by-County Page for Dilly.

Cemeteries Near Dilly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dilly.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dilly - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dilly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.

White City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
Forest - Burr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest - Burr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest - Burr Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the west of Hillsboro.
- The Forest - Burr Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barton's Corners / Forest Cemetery
- Burr - Salem Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87964 <2>
Revels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revels Cemetery
Shreve Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve Cemetery
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87921 <2>
Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
Debello Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debello Cemetery
Hills Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie Cemetery
Continue List (235 more) ...
- Newburn Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Czechs National Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czechs National Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Dilly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dilly.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dilly, with the one closest to Dilly listed first.

Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
Mount Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
Trippville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
Yuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
West Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Lima is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lima
Rockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
Henrietta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
Valton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valton
Union Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
La Farge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bloom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  - Bloom City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Elroy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Elroy is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Oil City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Oil City is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dilly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dilly.

Newspapers Published in Dilly ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dilly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dilly, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dilly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dilly:

Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Pages specific to Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Vernon County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Vernon County

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dilly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>	The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dilly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.